# Glosario

miniaplicativo

Un miniaplicativo é un aplicativo pequeno e interactivo que reside no panel, por exemplo o Control de volume. Cada miniaplicativo ten unha interface de usuario sinxela coa que pode interactuar co rato ou co teclado.

escritorio

The part of the GNOME Desktop where there are no interface graphical items, such as panels and windows.

fondo do escritorio

A imaxe ou a cor que se aplicou ao seu escritorio.

obxecto de escritorio

An icon on your desktop that you can use to open your files, folders, and applications. You can use desktop objects to provide convenient access to files, folders, and applications that you use frequently.

nome DNS

Un identificador alfabético único para un computador en rede.

caixón

Un caixón é unha extensión dun panel que pode abrir ou pechar desde unha icona de caixón.

extensión do ficheiro

The final portion of a file's name, after the last period (.) in the name. For example, the file extension of the file `picture.jpeg` is `jpeg`.

The file extension can identify the type of a file. Nautilus file manager uses this information when to determine what to do when you open a file. For more on this, see nautilus-open-file.

formato

To format media is to prepare the media for use with a particular file system. When you format media, you overwrite any existing information on the media.

aplicativo GNOME estándar

An application that uses the standard GNOME programming libraries is called a GNOME-compliant application. For example, Nautilus file manager and gedit text editor are GNOME-compliant applications.

enderezo IP

A unique numeric identifier for a computer on a network.

keyboard shortcut

A keyboard shortcut is a key or combination of keys that provides an alternative to standard ways of performing an action.

iniciador

A launcher starts a particular application, executes a command, or opens a file. A launcher can reside in a panel or in a menu.

barra de menú

A menubar is a bar at the top of an application window that contains the menus for the application.

Tipo MIME

A Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type identifies the format of a file. The MIME type enables applications to read the file. For example, an email application can use the `image/png` MIME type to detect that a Portable Networks Graphic (PNG) file is attached to an email.

montar

To mount is to make a file system available for access. When you mount a file system, the file system is attached as a subdirectory to your file system.

panel

Un panel é unha subdivisión dunha xanela. Por exemplo, a xanela de Nautilus contén un panel lateral e un panel de visualización.

ferramenta de preferencias

Unha ferramenta de software adicada que controla unha parte en concreto do comportamento do Escritorio GNOME.

atallos de teclado

As combinacións de tecla son pulsacións de tecla que fornece unha forma rápida de realizar unha acción.

orde de apilamento

A orden de apilamento é a orde na que se apilan as xanelas unha enriba de outra na súa pantalla.

barra de estado

Unha barra de estado é unha barra que se encontra na parte inferior dunha xanela e que fornece información sobre o estado actual do que está vendo na xanela.

ligazón simbólica

A special type of file that points to another file or folder. When you perform an action on a symbolic link, the action is performed on the file or folder to which the symbolic link points.

barra de ferramentas

A toolbar is a bar that contains buttons for the most commonly-used commands in an application. Typically, a toolbar appears under a menubar.

Identificador uniforme de recursos

A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a string that identifies a particular location in a file system or on the Web. For example, the address of a web page is a URI.

Localizador uniforme de recursos

Un Localizador uniforme de recursos (Uniform Resource Locator = URL) é un enderezo dunha localización concreta na Web.

vista

A Nautilus component that enables you to display a folder in a particular way. For example, Nautilus contains an icon view which enables you to display the contents of a folder as icons. Nautilus also contains a list view which enables you to display the contents of a folder as a list.

área de traballo

A workspace is a discrete area in the GNOME Desktop in which you can work.